Building construction



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2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ERNEST T JOHNSON i atented Feb. 12, 19.29.

PATENT OFFICE.

ERNEST T. JOHNSON, OF JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK.

BUILDING CONSTBUCTION..

Application filed November 24, 1526. Serial No. 150,610.

This invention relates to an improvement in building construction andmore particularly to door, partition sash and window frames; wholly orpartially of sheet metal.

Such constructions have, prior to this in vention, been of two distincttypes. The original type comprises three elements: first the buck bywhich the opening is defined; second a jamb which receives the door orsash; third trim connecting the jamb and.

walls providing a finish to theopeninp'. The later type comprises thethree elements formed into an integral unit, known inthe trade ascombinationbuclr, jarnb and trim built into place by the masonryconstruction.

The primary object of this invention is to substitute for thesepriorconstructions, a construction consisting of two elements, one oi whichwill function both as buck andtriin,

and the other will form the j amb or hanging strip for receiving door orsash, and to which the hardware 1n general is secured. p

A further ob ect of this lnvent onis to provide a construction by whichthe erection of a building is in no way delayed, and by which theassortment of hardware, the action and form of mounting of door or sashcan beselected at random, and can be altered at will without injury tothe buildingwalls or without necessitating any alteration of the doorframe proper.

Another object of this invention is to provide a single elementwhich'may be termed a combination l nick and trim, and in which isprovided a recess to house removablya ja mb or hanging strip. v

Other objects of this invention will appear from a consideration of thefollowing description taken in connection with the drawings which form apart tl1ereoi, andin which Fig. 11's a front elevation oi a doorwayembodying this invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the bottom oi. the doorway,illustratingthe manner of securing spreaders to the frame uprights;

Fig. a perspective view of portions of the spreaders showing themannerin which they are inter-engaged;

Fig. 4: is a perspective view of a jamb or hanging strip which formsone. element of this invention; I p y v Fig. 5 is a perspective view ofa retaining strip, tov which hardwareis secured;

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a corner ofa frame, parts being brokenaway to show the means for uniting the upright to the top;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view on a large scale of 'a portion of theupright and top shown in Figure 6;

F Sis aperspective view of the plate connecting the upright and topmember;

F g. 9 a plan view oif the top member;

Fig. 10 is a perspective View, partly in sec tlon, illustrating oneembodiment of this invention; i Figs. 11, 12 and 13 are sectional viewsillustrating various types of doors and jambs, and indicating. some ofthe ways in which this invention can be employed;

Fig. 1 1 isa perspective View ofa wooden jamb embodying this invention;

Fig. 15 is a sectional view taken along the line 15 1501 Fig. .14; and i16 is a perspective viewol an anchor plate used in the form shown inFigures and15, v v i In the erection of modern buildings the door framesare required as soon as the outside walls and the floors are in, andprior to the buiiding ot the partition. walls. This condition ot' coursearises long. before the doors are hung and long beforeit customary todecide on the hardware and the action. and forms 01? inountin;-thedoors. Numen ous instances have arisenlin which the continuationotconsoruction of modern buildings has. beengreatly delayed before thearchitects have decided all. these details and until thedoor 'lrainesluive been (Glistifiihtrd' in accordancewiththese decisions. p y Thisinvention avo' L; uch delay a co nn'cruction; embodiments o'l; which areset forth in the drawings above described, which show the invention asapplied to doorways. It will. of course be understood that thisinvention is applicable to frames for openings in buildings other thandoorways which have been selecte'dlfor the purpose otIillusti-ation andnot of limitation.

frame and a jamb 22, whichfis removably s e cured thereto.

The frameQl is connected by lOr') means of anchors 23 to the walls 2%the building in the usualinanner. The fraine 21, as is customary,extends below the floor 25 of the building and the uprights areconnectedby ineans of spreaders" 26. These spreaders are provided with centralnotches 27, so that they cancross each other inthe nanner shown inFigures 2 and 3, and 'igidly secured to the uprights, thus fixingthem inthe proper position.

The entire frame 21 ,'but particularly the central portion thereof,functions as a bur-l:

while the sid es'28 constitute the trim, which extends in the usualmanner at each side of the wail and which may be of any desired contour.in thecentralportion of the frame is formed a recess 2%), defined byparallel flanges 30, which houses ren'iovably the jamb 22 in anysuitable manner, as for example, that described hcreinbelow.

he anchors 23, which maybe of the usual corrugated type, are seem-ed tothe buck 2 by means of integral tongues 31, which extend through slots82 in'the recess 29. A washer 33 is slipped over the tongiiies afterthey project through the slots 32 and the tongues 31 are the'nbent bael: toliX the anchors 23 in position. The slots 32 extendlongitudinally, thus permitting adjustment of the anchors to suit theconstruction of ma sonry, which is built around the frame. Integralclips 34: project upwardly fromthe base of the recess 29, and terminatein rounded noses 85, (see particularly Figure 10).

The frame 21 is made up of uprights 36, and a top 37, which may bejoined to the uprights by miter joints 38. The joinders of the uprightsand top are reinforced and the frame is braced by means of angle plates89, which enter integral straps formed in the uprights and top near thejoints.

Each jamb 22 is provided with sides 50, which terminate in flanges 51parallel to the body portion of the jainb. The flanges 51 are connectedto the sides by inclined portions 52. Each j ainb 22 is reniovablysecured in a'recess 29 of the frame 21 by forcing the flanges 51 of thejanib beyond and beneath the noses 35 of the clips 34-. By reason of theinclined portions 52 the flanges will slide under the noses 85 of theclips 34 without difiiculty. The sides 50 rest against the inner facesof the walls 30 so that the amb 22 is fixed firmly but removably in therecess 25).

Each jamb 22 is provided with a door stop 53 of the form required by thetype of door to be installed. The stop 53 is preferably made integralwith the jamb when the latter is of sheet metal. Upon the jambs 22 arefixed the necessary hinges, strike plates and other hardware. Byproviding mortises [it in the jamb 22 a leaf 55, forming part of thehinge 56, may be secured to said jamb, this being particularly shown inFigs. t and 10'. Reinforcing plates 5'? are secured to the back of thejamb acrossthe-notches 54 and tothe plates 57 the hardware is secured.Screws 58 mono-7e may be passed through one or more additional holes 59in the plates 57, or the door stop, (see Fig'ures'll and 12), into theframe 21, to supplement the fastening of the flanges 52- and clips 34. c

From the above description it will be apparent thatthe frames 21 are setup and the walls built around them. Later the ambs 22 are fiXe'd'in therecesses'29 in the frames, having been previously fitted with thenecessary hardware; I The'hand of door can be easily and quickly changedby removing the jambs originally installed and substituting thereforjambsof the desired formation. These changes in. no way mar the buildingor require any change in the walls or frames proper.

Figures 4, 10 and 11 show the invention embodied in adoorway with asingle action door, while Figure 12 shows theinvention embodied in adoorway with a double" action door. Other types of construction'could,of course, be employed, if desired. I

In place of a"slieet'metal'jainb a' wood ainb 60 can be mounted in therecess 29 of the frame'2l, as illustrated in Figures 18, 14, 15 and 16.The rear face of the jamb 6O is transversely slotted at 61 to receiveretaining straps 62, the ends 62 of which'areformed to provide flanges64 spaced from and parallel to the main portion of the straps. Thestraps 62 are so located that they will engage the clips 34in the recess29, and'thus fix the jambs 60 into place.

It will be noted that by Virtue of this invention, the frame orcombination buck and trim can be made commerciallyin quantity,permittingthe stock production of fixed sizes and installation. Thehardware require merits, and thickness, hand and'type of door, whetherhung on butts or hinges or mounted on floor checkinghin'ges, and whethersingle or double acting, need not be considered in inakingup the frame21.

While certain embodiments of tiis invention have been shown anddescribed, applicant is not liniit'ed thereto, since it is obvious thatother embodiments can be made without departing from the spirit andscope of this invention asset forth in. the following claims.

Having thus set fort 1 my invention, what I claim as new and for which Idesire protection by Letters Patent is:

1. A building construction comprising a frame having a longitudinalrecess, clips projecting outwardly from the base of said recess, and ajanib in said recess,nsaid jan'ib having flanges which engage said clipsto iix said j ainb removably to said frame.

2. In a building construction including a frame, around which buildingwalls are built, said frame comprising upright members hav inglongitudinally extending recesses therein,

and longitudinally extending slots in said recesses, anchors projectingat right angles 4. A building construction comprising a frame having;inwardly flanged side and base walls forming a recess, a jamb in saidrecess and means formed in one of the Walls of said recess to removablysecure said jamb to said frame.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature.

ERNEST T. JOHNSON.

